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WWE Day of Reckoning 2

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WWE Day of Reckoning 2
North American cover art featuringJohn Cena,Stacy Keibler,andTriple H
Developer(s)Yuke's
Publisher(s)THQ
Director(s)Hirofumi Morino
Producer(s)Norifumi Hara
Designer(s)Shunsuke Katsumata
Programmer(s)Masamichi Takano
Takanori Morita
Artist(s)Takashi Komiyama
Composer(s)Dave Lowmiller
Platform(s)GameCube
Release
  • NA:29 August 2005
  • EU:23 September 2005
Genre(s)Sports(fighting)
Mode(s)Single-player,multiplayer

WWE Day of Reckoning 2is a 2005professional wrestlingvideo gamereleased for theGameCubebyTHQ.It is thesequeltoWWE Day of Reckoning.The soundtrack features music byindustrial metalgroup A Dark Halo, who performed two songs in the game including itstheme song"Burn It All".

Day of Reckoning 2has improvedgraphicsover its predecessor, a new strategy-based submission system, and astorylinethat allows the player to choose paths. This game was the last wrestling and/orWWEvideo game to be released for the GameCube and the first WWE game to featureStone Cold Steve Austinas a legend along with thePlayStation 2game,WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006.

Gameplay[edit]

Day of Reckoning 2features similar gameplay to the previousDay of Reckoninggame with returning features such as Momentum shift and momentum lift. New to the game is thestaminameter, which slows wrestlers' movement over time and when completely depleted, temporarily leaves characters winded and open to attack. In addition, different levels of bleeding on the player's character also affect the character's ability to regain stamina.

The game also introduces four types of submission options. While applying asubmission hold,players can choose from one of four submission types: a Taunt submission depletes the opponent's momentum meter, a Rest Hold submission allows the player's character to regain stamina, the Drain submission drains the opponent of stamina, while a regular submission move causes damage to a particular body part.

Players can againcreate wrestlersand customize each character's set of attacks. Each character can be assigned between one and nine finishing moves, one for each position an opponent is in. The game's Story Mode picks up from the story introduced in the firstDay of Reckoning,but created wrestlers cannot be imported from the first game.

Story[edit]

The story continues from where the originalDay of Reckoningleft off, with the player's character at the top of theRawroster. Almost a year afterWrestleMania XX,Evolutionhas disbanded and the player's character has lost theWorld Heavyweight Championshipback toTriple Hand has fallen down the ranks of WWE. However, the player's character has gained a love interest inWWE DivaStacy Keibler.

One month beforeWrestleMania 21,Triple H loses the title in a controversial match withChris Jerichoand the title is now up for grabs. In an attempt to increase the show's ratings, Raw General ManagerEric Bischoffdecides to host a mini-tournament for the World Heavyweight Championship and the finals will be held at WrestleMania 21. The player's character eventually defeats Chris Jericho and advances into the finals. Triple H and the player's character prepare for the finals match before Bischoff reports that the belt was stolen.

The player advances in the story by gathering information on the whereabouts of the World Heavyweight Championship. Soon the player gets framed for stealing the belt, dumped by Stacy, fired and banned fromRaw.Soon after,SmackDown!General ManagerTheodore Longsigns the player to a lifetimeSmackDown!contract. Eventually the player wins theWWE Championshipand later finds out that former allies Chris Jericho andRandy Ortonalong withEdgehad stolen the World Heavyweight Championship.

With the mystery solved, Triple H asks the player's wrestler for a title match atWrestleMania 22in aLast Man Standing Matchfor the WWE Championship. The player's character wins the match, reunites with Stacy and reforges a friendship with Triple H, who turnsfaceand takes possession of the newly found World Heavyweight Championship.

Reception[edit]

The game received "generally favorable" reviews according to video gamereview aggregatorMetacritic.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^Chu, Karen (26 August 2005)."WWE Day of Reckoning 2".1UP.com.Ziff Davis.Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved11 October2019.
  3. ^EGM staff (October 2005). "WWE Day of Reckoning 2".Electronic Gaming Monthly.No. 196. Ziff Davis. p. 119.
  4. ^Zoss, Jeremy (October 2005). "WWE Day of Reckoning 2".Game Informer.No. 150.GameStop.p. 138.
  5. ^Reilly, Mike (2 September 2005)."WWE Day of Reckoning 2 Review".Game Revolution.CraveOnline.Archivedfrom the original on 2 April 2015.Retrieved11 October2019.
  6. ^Navarro, Alex (29 August 2005)."WWE Day of Reckoning 2 Review".GameSpot.CBS Interactive.Archivedfrom the original on 4 February 2015.Retrieved8 March2015.
  7. ^McGarvey, Sterling (30 August 2005)."GameSpy: WWE Day of Reckoning 2".GameSpy.IGN Entertainment.Archivedfrom the original on 2 April 2015.Retrieved8 March2015.
  8. ^"WWE Day of Reckoning 2, Review".GameTrailers.Viacom.19 September 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2006.Retrieved8 March2015.
  9. ^Romano, Natalie (18 September 2005)."WWE Day of Reckoning 2 - GC - Review".GameZone.Archivedfrom the original on 27 September 2008.Retrieved8 March2015.
  10. ^Casamassina, Matt (26 August 2005)."WWE Day of Reckoning 2".IGN.Ziff Davis.Archivedfrom the original on 3 April 2015.Retrieved8 March2015.
  11. ^"WWE Day of Reckoning 2".Nintendo Power.Vol. 197.Nintendo of America.November 2005. p. 106.
  12. ^Newman, Heather (18 September 2005)."[WWE] Day of Reckoning 2".Detroit Free Press.Gannett Company.Archived fromthe originalon 19 September 2005.Retrieved8 March2015.

External links[edit]

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